Scotland / Pan Am Plane Crash / Bomb Threat #319458

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(Studio: Dan Rather) Indications that Pan Am plane that crashed in Scotland was downed by act of terrorism reported; details given of decision by officials in admins. of President Reagan and President-elect George Bush not to reveal earlier threat to blow up a plane; Federal Aviation Administration official quoted. Report introduced.

(Lockerbie, Scotland: Anthony Mason) Evidence of last night's plane crash featured; aerial scenes shown from in and around Lockerbie, Scotland. [US ambassador to Great Britain Charles PRICE - says there may have been explosion.] Diagram shown of plane's route & of sites of plane debris. [Terrorism expert Paul WILKINSON - says evidence points to terrorist attack.] Report that plane was blown up in retaliation for United States downing of Iranian Airbus noted. Search parties and debris in town shown. [INVESTIGATOR - discusses case.]

(Studio: Dan Rather) Govt. response to warning threats reported; details given of State Department warning to its embassies, but not to flying public, of bomb threats against planes route d from Frankfurt, West Germany, to US.

(DC: Wyatt Andrews) State Department response to bomb threat received in Finland reported; details given of why public was not warned about this threat. [OAKLEY - says department only notified security groups.] [Pentagon spokesperson Dan HOWARD - says there are too many threats.] Response of Frankfurt, W. Germany, airport, United States embassy in Moscow, USSR , and Pan Am to bomb threat warning outlined. [Voice of embassy spokesperson Richard GILBERT - says we notified our people.] [Last night, Pan Am spokesperson Jeff KRIENDLER - says Pan Am has received no threats.] [President-elect George BUSH - says public should be warned if there is hard evidence in threat.]

Reporter(s):

Andrews, Wyatt;

Martin, David;

Mason, Anthony;

Rather, Dan

Duration:

00:09:00

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